We have just completed our annual parish meeting and with the help of the Holy Spirit have chosen three new vestry members, Ryan Felknor, John Tull, and Graeme Dean, as well as the formal adoption of a budget for 2019. It is now time to pray for our parish and its work in the coming year.

O God, our Heavenly Father, make the door of St. Luke’s Parish in Live Oak wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship and a Father’s care; and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride, and uncharitableness. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling block to children, to weak or straying feet; but rugged and strong enough to turn back the tempter’s power. O Heavenly Father, make the door of St. Luke’s Parish a gateway to your eternal Kingdom. Bless every member and worker in the parish. May all that we do be to your honor and glory, the upbuilding of our parish, and the extension of your Kingdom. May we continue to be yours forever and daily increase in your Holy Spirit of love and service to others; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Pray always,

George+

﻿DEACONS CORNER﻿

On January 21 we started our new ESL classes with 10 students. We hope more will be coming as the semester progresses. We have decided to have only one semester of classes this year and then we will re-evaluate this ministry. Our Cuba ministry is full steam ahead. This year we will be making a trip for the Daughters of the King in May. There is a good possibility that Bishop Skillman and his wife will join us on this trip. He is the Chaplain for the DOK and would like to make this visit. He is Cuban and, of course, bilingual. He would be a great asset on this trip. Stay tuned for more information on the trip. Thanks to all of you who make this ministry possible. Phyllis

Look! We have new pages: SUNDAY BULLETINS & Homilies are great resources to catch up happenings, lectionary and weekly message .

SHEPHERD'S HANDS FREE CLINIC DATE

St. Luke's - Feb 12th

St. James - Feb 21st

St. Mary's- Feb 26th

5:30pm - 7:30pm

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VESTRY

The vestry will meet February 7th @ 5:30pm

NEW 2019 CALENDAR

If you have special dates you would like to reserve for memorial flowers for your loved ones, please sign up now on the new poster in the parish hall. Flowers can be used to honor anniversaries and special events or occasions in your family’s life. Make sure you get your special dates now.

NEW 2019 CALENDAR AND COFFEE HOURS ARE POSTED

If you have special dates you would like to reserve for memorial flowers for your loved ones, please sign up now on the new poster in the parish hall. Flowers can be used to honor anniversaries and special events or occasions in your family’s life. Make sure you get your special dates now.﻿

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BUSY HANDS

Busy Hands continues to make and send handmade items to Love INC, Honduras, and Gardien Ad Litem. Busy Hands also continues to appreciate your support providing materials to continue making items for the charities served.

*Update: Our final yard sale was a success! We were able to contribute to the Veteran's Hospital in Lake City, Dress for Success, and Sherriff's Boys Ranch with household goods and clothing this month in addition to the ministries we are able to serve with your support..

Meets Feb 2nd at 9:30-11am﻿

Daughters of the King

Women's Dinner

Tuesday, February 5th at 6:00, all women are invited to enjoy an evening of dinner along with a time of sharing. This year we’ve entered into an ongoing discussion about the ways in which God is able to use the ordinary stories of our lives to make extraordinary connections with Christ and our world. Please come be a part of this unfolding story that is quite simply - our life in Christ. Hosted by The Daughters of the King. Please text Maureen Menosky with any inquiries. 706-658-4030.

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Men’s Night Out﻿

Tues. Feb 26th at 6pm.﻿﻿

﻿ Bring your favorite thing to grill and drink. All men are invited for good food and fellowship! ﻿

FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY

St. Luke’s Food Pantry served 100 families in January! Your food donations are gladly accepted anytime. There is a box outside the pantry for convenient drop-off. The next Pantry Sunday will be

March 10th.

UPDATE: in 2017, the Food Pantry served 420 families. In 2018, the Food Pantry served 1,063 families! Praise be to God!

GODLY GAZETTE NOW AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL

If you would like to receive your gazette by email, please notify the church office and we will remove your name from the snail mail list and add it to the email list. Thanks for your help in helping manage our budget. Don’t forget to visit our website. Most, if not all, of the newsletter is posted online. You may let Jasmine know @ jasmine@stlukesliveoak.org or go to http://www.stlukesliveoak.org.